30. Pennsylvania
Although the sales tax is at 6 percent in Pennsylvania, nonprescription and prescription drugs, food, textbooks, clothing, and heating fuels are all exempt. When it comes to income tax, the state has a flat rate of 3.07 percent, but almost 3,000 local jurisdictions add another income tax.
In addition, the median property tax rate in Pennsylvania is $1,589 for every $100,000 of assessed home value, and if you really like complicated things, just wait to see Pennsylvania’s inheritance taxes (because the estate tax doesn’t exist)…
Here, the inheritance tax is actually calculated as a certain percentage of the estate’s value. What’s more, the amount is determined depending on the relationship status between the heir and the decedent.
